Can't see what difference it makes to reveal where you are from... or the motivation in this context to 'even the playing field'. Is someone taking notes and planning a visit?
What can I say, if you always hold the biggest stick, you can't expect everyone to like you, and can you be sure that even those who say they do are only saying so because of your big stick? Then there's the attitude one sometimes gets after holding that big stick for a while. The result is not always pleasant.
